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2. Mercedes-Benz G-Class

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About the only other product from Austria that looks older than the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Still, the old box on wheels gets the job done; better in some ways than the GL-Class, a standout in its own right. Like the Land Rover LR3 that landed in third place on our review, the G-Class is a V8-only luxury off-roader. The G500 has a 292 horsepower 5.0-liter to do the pulling, while the G55 AMG just plain hauls with 469 horsepower. Yet, for as far as the G appears to have wandered from its utilitarian roots, you can still navigate grades up to 36 degrees in this beast.